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The Ancient Cliff Dwellers of Mesa Verde
• Caroline Arnold
• Richard Hewett
• ARCHAEOLOGY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Caroline Arnold recaps what we know about the Anasazi -- and what we don't know -- in this informative reference for kids. With color photographs, this glimpse into the work of an archaeologist is geared for readers aged 9-12.
(SWU105, $7.95)
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Bagging Big Bugs
• Boris Kondratieff
• Whitney Cranshaw
• FIELD GUIDE
• YOUNG ADULTS
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A field guide to Rocky Mountain insects for young entomology enthusiasts. The book includes much natural history and distribution information. Ages 12 and up.
(USW401, $16.95)
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Bryce Canyon National Park, A True Book
• David Petersen
• REFERENCE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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An informative, illustrated survey of the geography, history and natural features of Bryce Canyon, written for children 8 to 10.
(SWU67, $6.95)
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The Butterfly Dance
• Gerald Dawavendawa
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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To bring rain to the parched land of the Southwest, a young Hopi girl and her family, part of the "Rabbit Clan," perform the "Butterfly Dance." This tale depicts the characters as animals in wonderful illustrations.
(SWU25, $14.95)
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The Desert is Theirs
• Byrd Baylor
• Peter Parnall
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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In his descriptive text, Byrd Baylor conjures the desert and its residents, both human and animal. With evocative watercolor illustrations by Peter Parnall.
(SWU106, $7.99)
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Downriver
• Will Hobbs
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG ADULTS
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Ditching an outdoor survival program for troubled youth, eight teens embark on an unsupervised journey along the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon. A fast-paced story full of mishaps and near disatsers.
(USW328, $6.99)
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Meet the Wild Southwest: Land of Hoodoos and Gila Monsters
• Susan J. Tweit
• Joyce Bergen
• NATURAL HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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A lively compendium of facts and trivia on the plants, animals, birds and bugs of the Southwest, for readers 9-12. I
(SWU06, $14.95)
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The Race to Save the Lord God Bird
• Phillip Hoose
• NATURAL HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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An engaging and well-researched history of the ivory-billed woodpecker, and the struggles surrounding its survival. It's a suspenseful and entertaining book about modern conservation and environmental issues for middle-school readers.
(BRD30, $21.00)
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Turtle Dream, Collected Stories from the Hopi, Navajo, Pueblo, and Havasupai People
• Gerald Hausman
• Sid Hausman
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG ADULTS
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A collection of five stories, each depicting a young Native American's link to both the physical and spiritual worlds. For readers ages 12 and up.
(USW161, $11.95)
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Walker of Time
• Helen Hughes Vick
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG ADULTS
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Two Hopi teens travel back 750 years to their ancestral home, visiting the world of the Sinagua people.
(USW160, $13.95)
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When Clay Sings
• Bird Baylor
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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Bird Baylor's book, first published in 1972, endures as a remarkable evocation of the southwestern landscape and its ancient inhabitants. Tom Bahti illustrated; ages 4-8.
(SWU103, $6.99)
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